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News: Article Selection: Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment<p>
Synthetic antibiotics and antimicrobial agents have been widely used by humans for quite some time. Antibiotics are also extensively used in agriculture to treat livestock, either therapeutically or prophylactically. It is now commonly understood that bacterial evolution has led to antibiotic resistance through various cellular mechanisms that can be linked to inherited genetic traits. Hence, antibiotic resistance can now be traced through the environment by the evaluation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in environmental samples. The use of high-throughput sequencing techniques has now made it possible to evaluate numerous ARGs in environmental samples. The following list of articles presents the most recent research published in Environmental Pollution on this topic. These articles paint a picture of how ARGs have spread through surface waters, groundwater, sediment, and soils from around the world.</p>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/call-for-papers/chemical-reactions-at-solid-water-interfaces-of-natural
Call for Papers: Call for papers of Special Issue “Chemical Reactions at Solid-Water Interfaces of Natural and Built Environment”Emerging Contamination in Asia Pacific Region – Occurrences and Impacts<p>
Submission will be open until 31 December 2018 through Evise online.</p>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-for-special-issue-environmental-application
Call for Papers: Call for Papers for Special Issue: Environmental Application of Graphene and Graphene-Based Composites and Their Behaviors at Solid/Water Interfaces<p>
Call for Papers for Special Issue: Environmental Application of Graphene and Graphene-Based Composites and Their Behaviors at Solid/Water Interfaces</p>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-on-greenhouse-gases-short-lived-climate-poll
Call for Papers: Call for papers on Greenhouse Gases, Short-Lived Climate Pollutants and Aerosol Pollution in South/Southeast Asia – Drivers, States and Impacts<p>
South and Southeast Asian countries cover a total area of 9.75 million km2 and with a sizeable population exceeding 2.36 billion people. They represent almost 30.66% of the world’s population in only 6.57% of the world’s land area. Several major cities in South/Southeast Asia have air quality issues with Greenhouse gases (GHG), Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) and aerosol emissions. The most common GHG pollutants include CO2, CH4, and N2O, whereas the SLCP’s include both warming agents (black carbon particles and ozone precursor gases such as NOx, NMVOC and CO) and cooling agents (organic carbon particles and SO2). Similarly, aerosols can influence climate by scattering light and changing Earth's radiation budget, and can also alter the climate via cloud interaction. Quantifying the GHG’s, SLCP and aerosol emissions from different sectors such as from energy, transportation, urban, waste and industries is important to address the air quality problem. In addition to emissions from these sectors, biomass burning in S/SEA is the most common phenomenon. Biomass from forest fires and crop residue field burning contributes significantly to emissions. The smoke and aerosols from large-scale biomass burning activities can rise high into the troposphere and be carried long distances by wind currents affecting air quality on regional scales. Although important sources of these pollutants are known, large uncertainties exist in the literature. Thus, a detailed quantification and understanding of GHG’s, SLCP’s and aerosol emissions, their drivers, states and impacts gain significance in South/Southeast Asian countries. Information on emission sources and their spatial and temporal distributions is important for air quality management and to arrive at best management practices and mitigation strategies.</p>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/news/article-collection-on-africa
News: Article Collection on Africa<p>
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This Article Collection on Africa represents a combined collection of recent papers on research in and with Africa published by the Elsevier Environmental Sciences portfolio. Journals include Environment International, Chemosphere, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Research and Environmental Pollution). The papers were selected by the Editors-in-Chief of these journals to reflect a range of evidence-based research spanning different contaminants studied across the African continent in a series of biotic and abiotic matrices, climate change effects and environmental and human health impacts.</p>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/media-coverage/noisy-nights-linked-to-male-infertility
Media Coverage: Noisy nights linked to male infertility<p>
New research in Environmental Pollution suggests noise at night is more than an irritation – it could be affecting male infertility.</p>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/news/environmental-pollution-publication-why-your-government-isnt
News: Environmental Pollution Publication: Why Your Government Isn’t Protecting You From Wi–Fi And Cell Phone Radiation When Research Shows This Radiation Causes Cancer<p>
The American scientific journal Environmental Pollution reports, in its next issue, that government safety guidelines for microwave radiation emitted by mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters, and other common wireless devices, are fundamentally flawed and fail to protect the public from this possible carcinogen.</p>
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Increasing scientific evidence shows wireless radiation causes cancer and infertility and other health effects, but due to a flawed assumption in safety guidelines, governments in the United States, Canada, and the UK are allowing their citizens to be overexposed to microwave radiation from wireless technology.</p>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/news/collect-your-review-certificate-on-the-reviewer-recognition
News: Collect your review certificate on the Reviewer Recognition Platform<p>
Peer review is the cornerstone of science, and Elsevier is dedicated to supporting and recognizing our journals´ reviewers. My Elsevier Reviews Profile on Elsevier’s Reviewer Recognition Platform aims to create a standard way of recording and acknowledging your efforts.</p>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:50:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/call-for-papers/special-issue-source-apportionment-of-air-pollutants-in-asia
Call for Papers: Special Issue: Source apportionment of air pollutants in Asia<p>
Due to the rapid growth of economy and fossil fuel consumption and lack of emission controls, Asian countries have experienced substantially elevated concentrations of air pollutants, which not only degrade regional air quality, but also exert significant impacts on public health and global climate. Severe air pollution in Asia, such as China, India, and Southeast Asia, has attracted great attention of public, scientists and policy makers. For example, the Chinese government aims to reduce the major air pollutants by 30% in 2017 in its major developed regions. However, achieving such an ambitious goal remains a great challenge. One of the essential researches is to know the contributions of different source sectors and regions to air pollutants, and hence to design effective control strategies with minimum economic costs.</p>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:10:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/policies-and-guidelines/how-to-submit-your-special-issue-proposal-635780721978761292
Policies and Guidelines: How to submit your special issue proposal<p>
Please <a href="http://media.journals.elsevier.com/content/files/si-proposal-16070726.docx">download</a> and fill out the attached form with your special issue proposal.</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/call-for-papers/special-issue-aquaculture-and-environmental-pollution
Call for Papers: Call for Papers for Special Issue: Aquaculture and Environmental Pollution<p>
Aquaculture can be described as the breeding and harvesting of aquatic organisms, both marine and freshwater, and has been the fastest growing food-producing sector in the world, contributing to almost half of all fish for human food. This share is projected to rise to 62 percent by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and consumption by an emerging global middle class substantially increases. Aquaculture is a source not just of health, but also of wealth, especially for developing countries, and continues to be one of the most-traded food commodities in global range.</p>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/news/article-transfer-service-no-need-to-reformat-resubmit
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Article Collections: Article Selection celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences<p>
Established in 1975, the former Institute of Environmental Chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is the first generation of environmental research institutes in China. In 1986, it was amalgamated with Research Center of Ecology of CAS and was reorganized as Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).</p>Thu, 14 May 2015 11:50:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/editors-choice-monthly-selections/sources-occurrence-and-predicted-aquatic-impact-of-legacy-an
Editors’ Choice - Monthly Selections: Sources, occurrence and predicted aquatic impact of legacy and contemporary pesticides in streams<p>
The Editors of Environmental Pollution have selected this article as their must-read choice for April 2015.</p>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/editors-choice-monthly-selections/the-occurrence-of-anti-retroviral-compounds-used-for-hiv
Editors’ Choice - Monthly Selections: The occurrence of anti-retroviral compounds used for HIV treatment in South African surface water<p>
This is the first reported countrywide survey of South African surface water for ARVs, and the average concentrations were found to range between 26.5 and 430 ng/L.</p>Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/book-series/persistent-organic-pollutants-pops-analytical-techniques
Book Series: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Analytical Techniques, Environmental Fate and Biological Effects<p>
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Editors’ Choice - Monthly Selections: Lipid-content-normalized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the xylem of conifers<p>
"PAHs-LC in the xylem of conifers might reliably reflect historical changes in airborne PAHs at a regional scale. This expands the scope and utility and application of dendrochemical monitoring and comparative historical studies of airborne PAHs."</p>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/editors-choice-monthly-selections/microplastics-are-taken-up-by-mussels-and-lugworms
Editors’ Choice - Monthly Selections: Microplastics are taken up by mussels and lugworms living in natural habitats<p>
“In this study, microplastic concentrations were assessed in different environmental compartments along an 80 km stretch of coast. Apart from sampling the sediment and water compartments, two organisms inhabiting these compartments were collected as well and their plastic body burden assessed. Additional lab experiments were performed to which allowed the authors to estimate the retention capacity for microplastics of the animals which was in the order of 0.003% for the studied mussel and 0.6-2% for a lugworm. This study is important because it allows to link field and laboratory data and can be used to assess exposure through the food chain and finally human exposure.”</p>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/news/trees-are-saving-more-than-850-human-lives-a-year
News: Trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year<p>
U.S. Forest Service scientists and collaborators calculated in a study recently published in <em>Environmental Pollution</em>, that trees, by removing air pollution, are saving more than 850 human lives and preventing 670,000 incidents of acute respiratory symptoms a year.</p>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:10:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/news/congratulations-to-our-editorial-colleagues
News: Congratulations to our editorial colleagues recognized as influential names in science.<p>
<em>Environmental Pollution’s</em> Editorial Board is glad to see two if their members on the list and would like to congratulate, Dr. Bernd Nowack (Associate Editor) and Dr. Baoshan Xing (Editorial Board Member) with this achievement, ranking them within the top 1% most cited for their field.</p>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution/editors-choice-monthly-selections/june-limited-effect-of-urban-tree-vegetation-on-no2-and-o3-c
Editors’ Choice - Monthly Selections: Limited effect of urban tree vegetation on NO2 and O3 concentrations near a traffic route<p>
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NO<sub>2</sub> was reduced by 7% inside an urban forest stand compared to outside.</li>
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News: Scientists Discover 56 Active Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Treatment Plants<p>
Scientists have identified 56 active pharmaceutical ingredients in effluent samples from 50 large wastewater treatment plants across the USA, according to a report published in <a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-pollution"><em>Environmental Pollution</em></a>. The study is as well covered in a recent article in the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522555/Disturbing-levels-HEART-DRUGS-drinking-water-concern-long-term-health-effects-grows.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490">Daily Mail</a>.</p>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 11:30:00 Z